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* {{cite-web | url=http://www.quincybluedevilsportshalloffame.com/year/etappe.php | year=2009 | month=6 | day=11}} | * {{cite-web | url=http://www.quincybluedevilsportshalloffame.com/year/etappe.php | year=2009 | month=6 | day=11}} | ||
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| + | == Profile == | ||
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| + | === Personal === | ||
| + | * Resided in Quincy, Illinois in 1952. | ||
| + | * Self-identified as being of American-German ancestry. | ||
| + | * In his first professional game with Henderson in the 1947 Lone Star League, his twin brother, a | ||
| + | pitcher, got beat and Elvin hurt his leg. | ||
| + | * Throwing out four Fort Worth players in 1950 that helped him win a regular post on the Beaumont | ||
| + | club was his greatest thrill. | ||
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| + | === Pre-professional career === | ||
| + | * Attended high school in Quincy, Illinois. | ||
| + | * Played baseball and basketball in high school. | ||
| + | * Graduated from Quincy College with a B. A. degree in 1950. | ||
| + | * Played American Legion ball in Quincy in 1943 and 1944. | ||
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| + | == Outside of baseball == | ||
| + | * Is a sporting goods salesman during the off-season. | ||
| + | * Served in the U. S. Navy in 1945 and 1946. | ||
| + | |||
| + | = Source == | ||
| + | * {{cite-book | title=1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches}} | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 28 January 2010
- The Tappe brothers ran a sporting goods business in Quincy after their baseball careers ended.
- Tappe was selected to the Quincy HS and the Quincy College Hall of Fame.
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Sources
- http://www.quincybluedevilsportshalloffame.com/year/etappe.php, retrieved on 2009-06-11.
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Quincy, Illinois in 1952.
- Self-identified as being of American-German ancestry.
- In his first professional game with Henderson in the 1947 Lone Star League, his twin brother, a
pitcher, got beat and Elvin hurt his leg.
- Throwing out four Fort Worth players in 1950 that helped him win a regular post on the Beaumont
club was his greatest thrill.
Pre-professional career
- Attended high school in Quincy, Illinois.
- Played baseball and basketball in high school.
- Graduated from Quincy College with a B. A. degree in 1950.
- Played American Legion ball in Quincy in 1943 and 1944.
Outside of baseball
- Is a sporting goods salesman during the off-season.
- Served in the U. S. Navy in 1945 and 1946.
Source =
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
